CSTEP partners with leading organizations like Wipro, the World Bank, GIZ, and IISc, alongside government bodies such as MNRE and DST, to drive data-informed, sustainable policy solutions across India.
CSTEP works with government institutions to co-create data-driven solutions, support evidence-based policymaking, and enable sustainable development through research, modelling, and decision-support tools tailored to public sector needs.
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM)
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Central Power Research Institute
Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CHESCOM/CESC)
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)
Department of Defence
Department of Science & Technology (DST)
Government of Karnataka
Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM)
Hubli Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM)
Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC)
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE)
NITI Aayog
Planning Commission
Power Finance Corporation
Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP)
The Indo-U.S. Science and Technology Forum (IUSSTF)
University Grants Commission (UGC)
CSTEP collaborates with Indian philanthropic organizations and national funding partners to drive impactful research, enabling data-driven solutions for clean energy, climate resilience, and inclusive, sustainable development across the country.
Jamsetji Tata Trust
Narotam Sekhsaria Foundation
Rainmatter Foundation
Rohini and Nandan Nilekani Philanthropies
Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation (SSEF)
Shri Sivasubramaniya Nadar Educational and Charitable Trust
WIPRO
HT Parekh Foundation
CSTEP partners with renowned research institutions and think tanks to leverage expertise and drive innovative solutions, fostering collaboration on critical challenges in energy, climate, and sustainable development through joint research and knowledge sharing.
Asian Institute of Technology
BRAC University
Carnegie Mellon University
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Bangladesh
CEPT University
Clean Air Task Force
Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Forge Accelerator, Coimbatore
Indian Institute of Science (IISc)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay)
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur)
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Institute for Social and Environmental Transition-Nepal (ISET-Nepal)
Integrated Research and Action for Development (IRADe)
International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore (IIIT-B)
Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB)
M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
PLR Chambers
RAND Corporation
Royal Society of Netherlands
Shell India
St. John's Institutions
The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)
The University of British Columbia
The University of Texas
University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore
University of Pennsylvania
University of Washington
Urban Emissions
Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT)
CSTEP collaborates with international funding agencies to support global sustainability initiatives, advancing cutting-edge research and innovative solutions in clean energy, climate action, and technology for inclusive, sustainable development.
Agence Française de Développement (AFD)
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Bloomberg Philanthropies
British High Commission
Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF)
Climate Parliament
Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
European Climate Foundation
European Union
German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Good Energies Foundation
IBM
International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
MacArthur Foundation
Next Generation Infrastructures
Oak Foundation
Open Philanthropy
Overseas Development Institute
SED Fund
Sequoia Climate Fund
The Global Green Growth Institute
The Nature Conservancy (TNC)
The World Bank
United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF)
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF)
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
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CSTEP, one of India’s top think tanks, enhances policymaking through science and technology for a sustainable, secure, and inclusive society. Grants and donations made to the organisation are eligible for exemptions u/s 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. CSTEP is also registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010.
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